Illuminated sign.



J. M. WILLIAMS, JR.

ILLUMINATBD SIGN.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.20, 1912.

' 1,054,954, Patented Man 1, 1913.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 20 1912.

1,054,954 Patented Mar. 4, 1913.-

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JOHN M. WILLIAMS, JR, OF GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT.

ILLUMINATED SIGN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 4, 1913.

Application filed March 20, 1912. Serial No. 685,059.

To all whom, it may concern: I

Be it known that I, JOHN M. VVILLIAMs, Jr., acitizen of the United States, and resident of the town of Greenwich, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Illuminated Signs, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to illuminatedsigns, more particularly to signs employing reflected light. I

It has for its object to provide a sign having a casing provided with openings repre senting letters, figures, designs or other devices, reflectors within said casing extending over said openings and adapted to reflect light through the same and illuminating means also within said casing adapted to project light upon the reflectors.

It has for a further object to provide reflectors, each havmg a forwardly, laterally and downwardly faclng concave surface adapted to reflect light through the openings in the casing and adapted to produce the v Fig. 3 a horizontal sectional view, taken on line 33 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 a fragmentary top plan View, showing one of the reflectors. Fig. 5 a fragmentary front view, showing one of the reflectors. Fig. 6 a fragmentary horizontal sectional view, showing one of the reflectors. Fig. 7 a fragmentary horizontal sectional view of a modified form of my invention. Fig. 8 a fragmentary front view of another modified form of my invention. Fig. 9 a fragmentary front view of another modified form of my invention. Fig. 10 a fragmentary sectional view, taken on the line 1010 of Fig. 9. Fig. 11 is a detail sectional view of one of the reflectors shown in Figs. 9 and 10.

Referring to the drawings, in which like reference characters designate corresponding parts, 1 designates the casing the inner faces of the walls of which are adapted to I reflect, light. The front and rear walls and 3 respectively, of the casing, may be e ther opaque or translucent and are provided withopenings 4 in the form of the.

letter T. A number of concave reflectors 5 are secured across the openings 4 to the inner faces of the walls 2 and 3 alongthe peripheries of the openings, in spaced relation to each other, and extend diagonally inwardly and laterally from said walls and each reflector is provided with a surface 6 adapted to reflect light forwardly, downwardly and laterally through said openings.

Within the casing, at the side thereof to which the reflecting surfaces 6 of the reflectors 5 face, is provided illuminating means, shown'in the drawings as an" incandescent electric lamp 7. cated between the lamps 7 and the reflecting surfaces 6 of the reflectors, to concentrate light on said reflecting surfaces.

Referring to Fig. 7 of the drawings, this form of my invention only differs from that shown by Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive in that two lamps, and two reflectors 10 are provided.

Referring to Fig. 8 of the drawings, this form of my invention only differs fromthat shown by Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive in that double lines of reflectors and several incandescent lamps areprovided.

Referring to Figs. 9, 10 and 11 of the drawings, this form of my invention only differs from that shown by Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive in that a number of circular concave reflectors 11 are secured across the opening 12 to the inner face of the Wall 2 along the periphery of the opening, in spaced relation to each other, and extend obliquely inwardly and laterally from said walls and each reflector i provided with a surface 13 adapted to reflect light forwardly, downwardly and laterally through said openings. WVithin the casing, at the side thereof to which the reflecting surfaces 13 of the reflectors 11 face, is provided illuminating means, shown in the drawings as a gas burner 14.

The reflectors and the walls of the casing are made of any suitable material adapted to reflect light, preferably material with a highly polished surface.

responding color and add to the attractiveness of the sign. The spaces between the reflectors allow light to pass outwardly Lenses 8 are 10- These reflecting I surfaces may be colored as desired which. will cause the light reflected to be of a corfrom the casing and while the light is not so brilliant as the reflected light, from the reflectors, yet it adds to the effectiveness and clearness of the sign.

I do not desire to be understood as limiting myself to the specific details of construction and arrangement as herein described and illustrated, as it is manifest that variations and modifications may be made in the features of construction and arrangement, in the adaptation of the device to various conditions of use, without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention and improvements. I therefore reserve the right to all such variations and modifications as properly fall within the scope of my invention and the terms of the following claims.

I claim:

1. In an illuminated sign, a casing having openings, reflectors located within said casing over said openings and curving from the wall having said openings, obliquely in a lateral and a downward direction and means adapted to project light upon said. reflectors which project it outwardly through said openings in a lateral and a downward direction, substantially as described.

2. In an illuminated sign, a casing having openings, triangular reflectors, of the shape of asection of a sphere, secured over said openings and extending obliquely in a lateral direction and means adapted to project light upon said reflectors, substantially as described.

3. In an illuminated sign, a casing having openings, concave triangular reflectors secured over said openings and extending obliquely in a lateral direction and means adapted to project light upon said reflectors which project it outwardly through said openings, substantially as described.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York this 16th day of March A. D. 1912.

JOHN M. l/VILLIAMS, JR.

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